Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

How to configure Trusted applications in Kaspersky Internet Security 2012?

In Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 a user can create a trusted zone of applications, which will be not scanned by anti-virus application. Trusted Zone is created according to a trusted application list and exclusions rules.

It is important to remember that if you create a trusted application list, than Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 will not control file and network program activities and registry prompts. An exe file of a program will still be scanned for viruses. If you want to disable an application scan at all, than you need to use Trusted Zone Exclusion rules.

Rules for trusted application:

Do not scan opened files

Do not monitor application activity

Do not monitor child application activity

Do not scan network traffic

In order to create a rule for the trusted application, perform the following actions:

in the right upper corner of the main application window, click the Settings button

in the left upper part of the Settings window, go to the Advanced Settings tab

in the left part of the Settings window, select Threats and exclusions

in the right part of the Settings window, click the Settings button in the Exclusions section

select an executable program file by clicking the Add button and in the drop-down menu select:

the Browse item, to select a program from the programs installed on the computer. In the Open window find an executable file of the program and click the Open button.

the Applications item, to select the program from the programs currently running on the computer. In the Select application window, select the program and click the OK button.

in the open window Exclusions for application, select the settings for the trusted application:

Do not scan opened files - excludes from the scan all files that the trusted application process.

Do not monitor application activity - excludes from Proactive Defense monitoring any activity, suspicious or otherwise, that the trusted application performs.

Do not monitor child application activity - excludes from Proactive Defense monitoring any activity, suspicious or otherwise, that child applications of the trusted application perform.

Do not scan network traffic excludes from scans for viruses and spam any network traffic initiated by the trusted application. You can exclude all the application’s network traffic or encrypted traffic (SSL/TSL) from the scan. To do so, click the all link. It will change to encrypted. In addition you can restrict the exclusion by assigning a remote host/port. To create a restriction, click any, which will change to selected, and enter a value for the remote port/host.

If the Do not scan network traffic option is checked the application traffic is not scanned for viruses and spam only. However the traffic is still scanned by Firewallaccording to the parameters with which network activity of the application is analyzed.

click the OK button in the Exclusions for application window

click the OK button in the Trusted Zone window

click the OK button in the Settings window

close the main application window.

By default, the following file is added to trusted applications with the Do not scan encrypted network traffic parameter in Kaspersky Internet Security 2012: